“Tell me why you’re here,” she said. Her brows raised to her hairline. Her eyes were round and eager.

Lola shifted next to Jax, and she saw Melissa in the corner of the couch, wrinkling her nose and looking around the room.

“We wanted to ask you about this story,” Jax said, opening the book to the first page.

Elwina’s face lit up.

“Ahh, the story of the Doe. Remarkable, isn’t it?” she said and dragged her plain nails over the text. Lola would’ve ...